As reflected in my annual report, I've made recommendations in the following six areas: language training in federal institutions; the “Roadmap for Canada's Official Languages 2013-2018”, specifically the need for a new management and accountability framework; immigration policies and their impact on francophone minority communities; initiatives to raise the level of bilingualism among Canadians and reverse the decline in bilingualism among anglophones; the bilingual capacity of our superior court judiciary; and the impact of budget cuts on federal institutions' abilities to respect their obligations.

You then pointed out that only 14 federal institutions were engaged in that roadmap, even though Part VII of the Official Languages Act applies to all federal institutions.

43. Stresses that following the implementation of short-term measures to exit the crisis, and among the first steps of the binding roadmap, any follow-up must be undertaken on the basis of the ordinary legislative procedure, with full democratic accountability to be held on the level where the decision is taken; points out to the Commission that it may, when preparing its proposals, establish a temporary body composed of Members of the European Parliament and representatives of the Member States and of the ECB; recalls that it will make full use of its prerogatives and rights of initiative, including its right to initiate Treaty change ...[+++]; takes the view that this body should also look at the possibility of issuing genuine federal bonds in conjunction with an enhanced European budget;

43. Stresses that following the implementation of short-term measures to exit the crisis, and among the first steps of the binding roadmap, any follow-up must be undertaken on the basis of the ordinary legislative procedure, with full democratic accountability to be held on the level where the decision is taken; points out to the Commission that it may, when preparing its proposals, establish a temporary body composed of Members of the European Parliament and representatives of the Member States and of the ECB; recalls that it will make full use of its prerogatives and rights of initiative, including its right to initiate Treaty change ...[+++]; takes the view that this body should also look at the possibility of issuing genuine federal bonds in conjunction with an enhanced European budget;

30. Urges the TEC to insist that the US authorities abide by their road map for requiring US domestic users to apply IFRS; recalls its request that the SEC recognise, as established by the European Union and until the decision requiring US users to apply IFRS has been made, that IFRS is equivalent to US GAAP; urges the TEC to promote the development of a country-by-country breakdown within the SEC reports;

33. Urges the TEC to insist that the US authorities abide by their road map for requiring US domestic users to apply IFRS; recalls its request that, until the US adopts IFRS, the SEC should recognise IFRS, as adopted by the European Union and until the decision requiring US users to apply IFRS has been made, as being equivalent to US GAAP; urges the TEC to promote the development of a country-by-country breakdown of reporting for multinational groups;